Articles filed under Illinois
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Effort to curb free rides for seniors advancesOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Many senior citizens would again pay half-price rather than ride Chicago-area mass transit for free under a deal Illinois lawmakers advanced Wednesday in a...
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Woman pleads guilty in overdose deathOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Sentencing will be early next year for a southwestern Illinois woman who admits selling drugs to a man who later overdosed on them. Twenty-five-year-ol...
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Al-Qaida agent tells judge he's sorryOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- An admitted al-Qaida sleeper agent tells a judge that he's sorry he ever helped the terrorist organization and is glad his actions never led to any harm. Ali a...
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Quinn sticks by manager who flipped on aide's workOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Human Services says it has no evidence that a highly paid ex-employee did any work other than acting as chauffeur to the depart...
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Study slaps Cook County over lax approach to suitsOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - An Illinois legal-reform group released a study Wednesday suggesting Cook County is squandering millions of dollars annually with a lax approach to fighting frivolous la...
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Will Co. judge eats his words -- but gets a good meal out of itOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - JOLIET -- It's not often that the words people are forced to eat are actually delicious. But in Will County, they were just that for Judge Robert Livas when a joke to a ...
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Sexual assault, theft motive in family deathsOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - LINCOLN -- Indictments released Wednesday claim two brothers armed with a tire iron broke into a family's home to rob them and assault a teenage girl before beating five...
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Quinn wants to borrow $1 billion to pay billsOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Pat Quinn said Tuesday that he wants Illinois to take a short-term loan of $900 million to get the indebted state through the winter. The state is al...
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Quinn won't say if he supports party money limitsOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn still isn't saying if he supports limiting campaign contributions from political parties and legislative leaders. He told reporter...
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Parties can't agree on how much is too much to give to candidatesOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Nearly $11 million was spent in just 10 suburban races for statehouse seats last year, as Republicans and Democrats slammed each other in glossy mailers, incessant telep...